The so-called Richat Structure is a geological formation in the Maur Adrar Desert in the African country of Mauritania. Although it resembles an impact crater, the Richat Structure formed when a volcanic dome hardened and gradually eroded, exposing the...

Photograph of Guangzhou Tang Lang Street by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) an American painter, Civil War veteran, geological survey photographer and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. Dated 19th Century

Arches National Park, near Moab, south Utah, USA, famous for red arch features of Entrada sandstone, geology, geological, erode, erosion, park also has spire, fin and monolith features, larger 40MB file available on request

US Navy photo taken on November 14 2007 showing Blackbeard 1, an SH-60F military helicopter, flying past Mount Fuji. The sheer size of Mount Fuji is apparent from the way it dwarfs the road which can be seen meandering down the slope at the bottom right...

Native American Navajo Indian Indians Americans family Red portrait weaving natives indigenous people population peoples populations tribe tribes tribal US USA United States of America North history the late 19th nineteenth century on reservation...

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Photo taken in 1873 of a group of Navajo Indians, possibly a family, next to a dwelling in Canon de Chelle (Canyon de Chelly), New Mexico Territory (now Arizona), near the old Fort Defiance. A squaw is weaving blankets on a native loom, a man is holding...

Photo taken circa 1916 of a man panning for gold in a stream in Alaska with his pet dog at his side. Gold panning usually involves submerging a wide, shallow pan in water to scoop up sand and gravel and then shaking it - as gold is denser than rock it...

NEPAL Mount Everest -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier - a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest (upper centre left) this glacier has retreated over 5km from where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay set out to conquer the...

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier, a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest (centre right) this glacier has retreated over 5km from where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norguay set out to conquer the...

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier, with Mount Nuptse in the background Scientists have proved these huge Himalayan glaciers are melting fast which could threaten Asia's water supply in the future having a devastating...

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier, with the summit of Mount Everest (upper right). Scientists have proved these huge Himalayan glaciers are melting fast which could threaten Asia's water supply in the future having a...

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- The top of the Khumbu Glacier, a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest (upper right) this glacier has retreated over 5km from where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norguay set out to conquer the world?s...

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- A time exposure image of the top of the Khumbu Glacier, a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest (centre right) this glacier has retreated over 5km from where Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norguay set...

The Blue Grotto,Malta.The Blue Grotto is a series of caves carved out of the rocks by the sea on the west coast of the island. scuba diving snorkeling and rock climbing being the most popular activities here